The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Victoria Charteris, 'Poppy Smith'

      Gene Tierney

    • Sir Guy Charteris

      Walter Huston

    • Doctor Omar

      Victor Mature

    • 'Mother' Gin Sling

      Ona Munson

    • Dixie Pomeroy, the chorus girl

      Phyllis Brooks

    • Van Ost, the commissioner

      Albert Bassermann

    • the amah

      Maria Ouspenskaya

    • Caesar Hawkins, the bookkeeper

      Eric Blore

    • Boris, the gambler

      Ivan Lebedeff

    • the coolie

      Mike Mazurki

    • Percival Montgomery Howe, the comprador

      Clyde Fillmore

    • Lady Blessington, the social leader

      Grayce Hampton

    • Jackson Brooks, the counsellor

      Rex Evans

    • Mischa, the appraiser

      Rasumni, Mikhail

    • the bartender

      Michael Delmatoff

    • the master of the spinning wheel

      Marcel Dalio

    • [the escort]

      John Abbott

    • [casino employee]

      Steven Geray

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Josef von Sternberg

    • Assistant Director

      Charles Kerr

    • Assistant Director

      Fred Pressburger

    Production:

    • ©

      Arnold Productions Inc

    • Presented by

      Pressburger, Arnold

    • Assistant Producer

      Theo W. Baumfeld

    • Associate Producer

      Albert de Courville

    Writing:

    • Adapted by

      Josef von Sternberg

    • [Adaptation] With the collaboration of

      Geza Herczeg

    • [Adaptation] With the collaboration of

      Jules Furthman

    • [Collaborator on Adaptation]

      Karl Vollmoeller

    • From the play by

      John Colton

    Photography:

    • Photography

      Paul Ivano

    Editing:

    • Film Editor

      Sam Winston

    Design:

    • Art Director

      Boris Leven

    • [Interior Decorator]

      Howard Bristol

    • [Mural in Mother Gin Sling's Apartment]

      Keye Luke

    Costumes:

    • Costumes for Miss Munson

      Royer

    • Costumes for Miss Tierney

      Oleg Cassini

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Stephanoff, Bob

    • Wigs for Miss Munson

      Rodgers, Hazel

    Music:

    • Music Composed and Conducted by

      Richard Hageman

    Sound:

    • Sound

      Noyes, C.A.

    • Sound System

      Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording

    Stunts:

    • [Stand-in for Victor Mature]

      Bob Blair

    Consultant:

    • Technical Advisor

      Tom Gubbins

    • Technical Advisor

      Aline Sholes